WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Two people were taken to the hospital in critical condition Friday night following reports of a stabbing in a West Valley home.
West Valley City Police tells FOX 13 News that the investigation began around 11:00 p.m. when a woman called into dispatch saying she had been stabbed, identifying suspect as someone she was in a previous relationship with. Officers arrived to find her with multiple stab wounds, transporting her to the hospital in critical condition.
Investigators later tracked down the suspect to his home in Kearns, where he was also found to have multiple stab wounds. However, preliminary findings indicated that they were self-inflicted. He, too, was transported to a local hospital, and remains in critical condition.
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